David M. Kennedy (historian)

David Michael Kennedy (born July 22, 1941) is an American historian specializing in American history. He is the Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History Emeritus at Stanford University[2] and the former director of the Bill Lane Center for the American West. Kennedy's scholarship is notable for its integration of economic analysis and cultural analysis with social history and political history.

David Kennedy
Born
David Michael Kennedy

(1941-07-22) July 22, 1941 (age 83)
Spouse
Judith Osborne
(m. 1970; died 2023)
Children3
AwardsPulitzer Prize (2000)
Academic background
Education
ThesisBirth Control (1968)
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineAmerican history
InstitutionsStanford University
Doctoral students
Notable studentsJosh Hawley
Notable worksFreedom from Fear (1999)

Kennedy is responsible for the recent editions of the popular history textbook, The American Pageant. He is also the current editor (since 1999) of the Oxford History of the United States series. This position was held previously by C. Vann Woodward. Earlier in his career, Kennedy won the Bancroft Prize for his first book Birth Control in America: The Career of Margaret Sanger (1970), and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his book World War I, Over Here: The First World War and American Society (1980). He was the Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Professor of American History from 1995 to 1996. He won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for History for Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945 (1999).[3]

Biography

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Born on July 22, 1941, in Seattle, Washington, Kennedy received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Stanford University and his Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in American studies from Yale University. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Kennedy married Judith (Judy) Ann Osborne in 1970, and they remained together until her death on June 5, 2023. They have three children.[4]

Books

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External videos
  Presentation by Kennedy on Freedom from Fear, June 5, 1999, C-SPAN
  Booknotes interview with Kennedy on Freedom from Fear, June 20, 1999, C-SPAN

Awards and honors

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cobbs Hoffman, Elizabeth (1997). "Diplomatic History and the Meaning of Life: Toward a Global American History". Diplomatic History. 21 (4): 499–518. doi:10.1111/1467-7709.00086. ISSN 1467-7709.
  2. ^ "David M. Kennedy". Stanford University. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  3. ^ "The 2000 Pulitzer Prize Winners: History". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  4. ^ "Judy Kennedy, August 4, 1942-June 5, 2023". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "David Michael Kennedy". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
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Academic offices
Preceded by Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth
Professor of American History

1995
Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by Bancroft Prize
1971
With: Erik Barnouw and Joseph Frazier Wall
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Preceded by Ambassador Book Award for American Studies
2000
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Preceded by Pulitzer Prize for History
2000
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